James kelly



(No Model.)

J. KELLY. TRANSOM LIFTER.

Patented Jan. 21, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES KELLY, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWVARDDOUGHERTY, OF SAME PLACE.

TRANSOM-LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,680, dated January21, 1890.

Application filed July 9, 1889. Serial No. 316,964- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES KELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTransom'Lifters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention refers to transom-lifters in which the power is applied tothe journal of the transom; and it consists in a novel device theoperating parts of which (except the knobpull) are concealed within thecasing of the door or window, as inore fully shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which like letters represent like parts in the severalfigures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a door-frame with transom, showing myinvention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view, partly insection, of the transom and operatin g devices. Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetail view of the lower part of the frame and operating devices. Fig. 4is a View of the operatingknob, spindle, and locking-pin. Fig. 5 is afront View of the escutcheon-plate.

A represents the transom, and B its journals, one of which is suitablyelongated, so as to engage with the operating-lever C. Theoperating-lever is attached at one end firmly to the transom-journal andat the other end by the bolt 0, on which it moves freely to theconnecting-rod D. The lower end of the connecting-rod is suitablyjointed at Z to one end of the spindle-lever L, the other end of whichis firmly attached to the spindle Enear its rear end. The rear end ofthe spindle E rests in the socket M, and its front end passes throughthe casing and the opening I in the escutcheon-plate H and terminates inthe knob F. r

In the shield f of the knob-pull is set the locking-pin G, which engageswith the escutcheon-plate by means of the pin-holes h.

J is a pin attached to the spindle, which limits the extent to which itmay be pulled out, and K is a spiral spring surrounding the spindle,which pulls it back when the knob is released.

In operating my invention the knob is pulledout, so as to disengage thelocking-pin from the escutcheon-plate, and is turned as far as desired,with the result of moving the connecting-rod and lever down or up, asthe case may be, and opening or closing the transom, and when theknob-pull is released the locking-pin enters one of the pin-holes in theescutcheon-plate and locks the transom in place.

Having fully described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

In a transom-lifter, the combination of the transom-j ournal,operating-lever, jointed connectin g-rod, spindle-lever, spindle-spring, perforated escutcheon-plate, and spindle having the knob-pull andlocking-pin, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES KELLY.

IVitnesses:

GEO. L. KENNY, WM. H. STAYNER.

